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Mining & the mines, 1911

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Pelaw—main Miners Lodge. Quarterly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 July 1911 · page 5

The quarterly meeting of the pelaw—Main miners lodge was held on sunday, at which Mr.H.Tunney presided. Messrs. A. Lew is and E. Thompson addressed the…

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Sydney Letter. (From Our Correspondent). The Coal Business

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 July 1911 · page 3

Mr Edden is earning golden opinions from our Socialistic friends by his persistency in pushing forward his scheme for the establishment of State coal…

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A Daring Exploit. Attempt to Explode Mines. Paris, .July 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 July 1911 · page 5

A during attempt was made to. explode the submarine mines defending Toulon. A quartermaster noticed that the door with open of the chamber containing the…

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Common Among Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 July 1911 · page 2

"Like many other minors, I contracted a severe cold through coming out of the hot mine into the cool air," says Mr, W. crouch of Tabina—street. Broken Hill…

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Abermain Extension, New Well Equipped Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 July 1911 · page 6

Good progress is being made with the development work at the Abermain Collieries Company's new mine, which is situated some four miles to the south west of…

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The Coal Vend Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 July 1911 · page 5

Mr. Knex, continuing his address before the High Court in the coal vend case, denied that prices charged by the vend under their agreement were excessive, and quoted figuies to show that, the…

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Coal at 30s a Ton

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 12 July 1911 · page 1

The Minister for Mines (Mr Edden) dose not understand why there should be any opposition to the State Coal Mines Bill. "It appears to me," he…

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The Maitland Coalmines. (From Our Representative.) Abermain Colliery Dispute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 July 1911 · page 5

At a special meeting of the Abermain Miners' Lodge held on sunday, the matter of the dispute regarding the working of pillars in the mine was made the subject of…

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Wallsend Colliery Idle 1000 Men Thrown Out of Work. the Irrepressible Wheeler. Newcastle, Monday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 July 1911 · page 5

Wallsend Colliery was thrown idle to-day through the action of about 50 wheelers who a fortnight ago gave notice that they would not work after this morning,…

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Coal Mines Amendment. Employers and Employees Confer

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 July 1911 · page 2

A conference, arranged by the Minister for Mines, between representatives of the colliery proprietors unci colliery employees of the State, to consider the…

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South Wales Collieries

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 July 1911 · page 4

London, Monday.—The South Wales Miners' Federation has issued a manifesto to the minors of Great Britain pleading for a national strike in favor…

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Teralba Collieries Dispute. Practically Settled Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 July 1911 · page 5

The Conciliation Board. presided ever by Judge Seholes, this afternoon arrived at a settlement of the various difficulties that caused the recent protracted [?] the four…

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The Coal Vend Case

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 July 1911 · page 2

Mr Knox K.C., senior counsel for the defendant colliery proprietors in the Vend case opened his address on Monday on behalf of the Newcastle…

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Coal Strike at Wallsend. (By Telegraph). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 July 1911 · page 2

The Wallsend colliery was thrown idle to-day, through 50 wheeler going on strike. They demand an increase of 2½d a ton on all coal they wheel…

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Hunting Gold for Sport

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 July 1911 · page 5

"As a general rule," said a gentleman with much experience of gold mining, "it is not the miner who makes money out of a mine. It is rather the business man and…

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The World's Coal Deposits. Some Interesting Figures

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 July 1911 · page 6

The well-known journal "Stahl and Eisen" has recently published some figures, since quoted by "Engineering," bearing upon this question. A more…

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Gold Mine in Scotland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 5

The Marquis of Stafford has opened a gold camp at Kildwon, Scotland. A number of miners are busy twelve hours daily. Gold has been discovered and it is believed that it…

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Down the Mine. Protecting the Coal-getters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 6

The bill introduced in the Legislature assembly by the Minister of Mines to [?] the Coal Mines Regulation Act was on M[?] the subject matter of discussion at a [?]…

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Common Among Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 6

"Like many other miners, I contracted a severe cold through coming out of the hot mine into the cool air,'says Mr. W. Crouch of Tabina-street, Broken Hill…

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Mining

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 5

An important discovery of coal has been made in the basia of the Purari, New Guinea. It is understood that the position of cheek-weighman has been offered to Mr. Peter…

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